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Or. Rev. Stat. § 656.001 (2026)

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      656.001 Short title. This chapter may be cited as the Workers’ Compensation Law. [1965 c.285 §1; 1977 c.109 §1]

 

      656.002 [Amended by 1957 c.718 §1; 1959 c.448 §1; 1965 c.285 §4; 1967 c.341 §2; 1969 c.125 §1; 1969 c.247 §1; 1973 c.497 §1; 1973 c.620 §1; repealed by 1975 c.556 §1 (656.003 and 656.005 enacted in lieu of 656.002)]

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Cited in 237 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1968–2025 · leading case: Eckles v. State of Oregon, 760 P.2d 846 (Or. 1988).
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Eckles v. State of Oregon, 760 P.2d 846 (Or. 1988). · cites it 10× “The IAF is a statutory "trust fund exclusively for the uses and purposes declared in ORS 656.001 to 656.794," which relate to workers' compensation.”
Cutright v. Weyerhaeuser Co., 702 P.2d 403 (Or. 1985). · cites it 8× “The name of the act itself, proclaimed by ORS 656.001, indicates who is to be covered — "workers.”
Ore-Ida Foods, Inc. v. Indian Head Cattle Co., 627 P.2d 469 (Or. 1981). · cites it 6× “226, which provides: "In case an unmarried man and an unmarried woman have cohabited in this state as husband and wife for over one year prior to the date of an accidental injury received by such man, and children are living as a result of that relation, the woman and the…”
Lusk v. Monaco Motor Homes, Inc., 775 P.2d 891 (Or. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 8× “"* * * * "(2) The rights given to a subject worker and the beneficiaries of the subject worker for compensable injuries under ORS 656.001 to 656.794 are in lieu of any remedies they might otherwise have for such injuries against the worker's employer * * * except to the extent…”
Schlecht v. State Accident Ins. Fund Corp., 653 P.2d 1284 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 9× “However, the balance of the statute refers to a present reserve for ‘future expenditures for compensation and other costs of the worker’s claim under ORS 656.001 to 656.794.’ (Emphasis added.”
Hewitt v. State Accident Ins. Fund Corp., 653 P.2d 970 (Or. 1982). · cites it 4× “226, a portion of the Oregon workers' compensation laws which provides: "In case an unmarried man and an unmarried woman have cohabited in this state as husband and wife for over one year prior to the date of an accidental injury received by such man, and children are living as…”
Woody v. Waibel, 545 P.2d 889 (Or. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 12× “This is an appeal from a judgment of the Clackamas County Circuit Court determining that plaintiff, a log truck owner and operator, was acting in the capacity of an "independent contractor" at the time he suffered a work-related injury and is thus entitled to maintain an action…”
Stovall v. Sally Salmon Seafood, 757 P.2d 410 (Or. 1988). · cites it 4× “236(1) provides: "No release by a worker or beneficiary of any rights under ORS 656.001 to 656.794 is valid." By ORS 656.”
Olsen v. Deschutes Cnty., 127 P.3d 655 (Or. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “" In this assignment, defendant argues that the "alleged injuries to each Plaintiff under each of these claims occurred during the course and scope of each Plaintiff's employment with Defendant and, therefore, are barred by the exclusive remedy provisions of the Workers…”
Young v. Mobil Oil Corp., 735 P.2d 654 (Or. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 3× “On April 15, 1980, plaintiff, an employe of Myers, suffered injuries at Mobil’s plant while delivering reconditioned drums.”
Bakker v. Baza'r, Inc., 551 P.2d 1269 (Or. 1976). · cites it 2× “That statute provides: "(2) If injury or death results to a workman from the deliberate intention of his employer to produce such injury or death, the workman, the widow, widower, child or dependent of the workman may take under ORS 656.001 to 656.794, and also have cause for…”
Beaudry v. Winchester Plywood Co., 469 P.2d 25 (Or. 1970). · cites it 4× “807 (4) provides as follows: "The procedure for allowing, denying, processing or closing occupational disease claims shall be the same as provided for accidental injuries under ORS 656.001 to 656.794, except that any review of the claim after a hearing by the hearing officer…”
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